positive+reinforcement

=  ﻿ ﻿ ﻿  Why is positive reinforcement better than negative reinforcement? = = By: Daniela Maldonado =
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When a child is learning, how should you teach him or her? Should you give rewards when he gets a correct answer and calmly explain when he gets a mistake? Or should you punish him when he does something wrong and do nothing when doing it right? Giving rewards and praising a child when he does something right is called **Positive reinforcement**. If when the young learner has a correct answer and you give him a small treat, he will understand that when doing something right, he gets a treat. And when he does something wrong, just acknowledge his mistake, he might do it again.

 **Negative reinforcement** is when you punish the learner because he or she did something wrong. When a child is given a punishment, he is expected to understand it is wrong. But when a parent or teacher uses negative reinforcement, it may cause even more negative events. The child may feel resentment or anger towards its teacher. The child may also misunderstand the point of the punishment or no t get it at all.

Positive reinforcement is better than negative reinforcement because it is less traumatic for the student and has better results than negative. While negative reinforcement might seem to work, it will only cause more trouble in the future. Even though punishment can be necessary and will be used, it should not be used in excess. Positive reinforcement has a better probability of making the student understand what he or she should do. Theory [|video clip]  is about how  Sheldon teaches  Penny to act the  way he wants  <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">her to act with  <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">positive  <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">reinforcement. || <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Test results show that if the teacher does positive actions towards the student when he is learning, he will learn the content better. To reinforce is to increase behavior, but if it is negative reinforcement, the subject to learn is removed after the response. Positive and negative reinforcement strengthen behavior and allows the teacher to control it. But if you use too much negative reinforcement towards the child, he or she will only get worse at academic work. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">**Types of Reinforcement:**
 * [[image:graph2.jpg]] || <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ﻿ Children work <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">better when the  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">teacher uses  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">positive  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">reinforcement  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">instead of  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">negative  <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">reinforcement.  || <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Big Bang

· <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rewards · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Treats ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Elimination · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Punishment · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Extinction ||
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Positive || <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Negative  ||
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Praise